Chapter 287: Shuxu

The fragrance gradually became stronger, and the eyes of everyone in the small room became a little tortured. They could not concentrate on chatting at all, and their eyes were always attracted to the roasted bamboo rat.

"How about we go outside? Staying here makes us look particularly worthless!"

Food can make people happy, and Qin Wanxia rarely smiles happily.

"Yes, let's all go out!"

Even though he knew that he was not related to Qin Wanxia, ​​Elder Feng still immediately agreed. If it weren't for Luo Xiao here, if it weren't for the delicious temptation of Gu Zheng, Qin Wanxia wouldn't have stayed with her for so long in decades.

Everyone went out, except Luo Xiao who wanted to learn more.

"Gu Zheng, can you teach me how to cook?"

Luo Xiao, who was watching Gu Zheng roasting bamboo rats, suddenly said something.

"Teaching you cooking skills? That requires the apprenticeship ceremony, serving tea, and kowtow!"

Luo Xiao didn't even address him with respect, and Gu Zheng wanted to scare her so that she wouldn't be impulsive.

"You're right, you have to act like a disciple when you become a disciple."

Luo Xiao agreed. She turned around and locked her eyes on the tea cup on the table.

"No, you are not joking with me, but I am joking with you!" Gu Zheng smiled awkwardly: "I haven't even started training yet. According to the master's requirements, I can't accept apprentices! When will I start teaching? Only then are you qualified to accept disciples.”

Regarding cooking skills, Gu Zheng had naturally been asked by Luo Xiao, and his answer was still that he was taught by a master who never saw the end.

Facing Gu Zheng's rejection, Luo Xiao was not disappointed, and just nodded understandingly.

"Guzheng will soon enter the Sichuan Ruins. If we need to explore dangerous places, can Emei join us?" Luo Xiao said.

"Let's talk about it then. If Shushan doesn't mind, it's not impossible for you to explore dangerous areas together."

Gu Zheng smiled slightly, but didn't pay much attention to what Luo Xiao said. There are a total of fifteen places for Shuxu to open Shushan. It can be said that there is strength in numbers. Among these people, Luo Xiao is not the leader. Just because she has the intention to cooperate does not mean that others also have it.

That is, while the two of them were talking, the bamboo rat had been roasted until it was six-mature, and the alluring fragrance became stronger and stronger.

Cut the roasted bamboo rat into pieces and put it into a pot with spring water from the ground on the side. Gu Zheng sliced ​​the purple bujiantian prepared on the side.

The sound of the kitchen knife falling on the cutting board was so even that it made people feel a little dazed. White bamboo shoots appeared on the cutting board, and the thickness of each piece was the same.

Confused by the fresh fragrance of bamboo, Gu Zheng put the sliced ​​bamboo shoots into the pot and started simmering them over high heat.

The dish I made today does not look complicated to outsiders. There is nothing fancy about it, and the seasonings are only salt. Except for the fact that the bamboo rat meat has been roasted in advance, it can be said to be a simple stew. However, what seems ordinary is actually extraordinary. In addition to the high-grade ingredients, there is also Gu Zheng's understanding of food and the use of magic.

The water in the pot boiled quickly. Under the dual effects of the Guzheng Fire Control Jue and the Water Control Jue, the aromas of bamboo rats and Bu Jian Tian were intertwined and clearly distinguishable, making people want to swallow their saliva. .

After simmering on high fire for a while, it was changed to low heat and simmered slowly. The original rich aroma became restrained and mellow. With the sound of "gurgling" in the pot, even Gu Zheng couldn't help but want to taste it quickly. Taste, what does this pot of 'fresh bamboo pot' taste like?

The 'Fresh Bamboo Clay Pot' came out of the pot and was divided into six bowls. The soup in each bowl was clear and the bottom was clear. There were golden-skinned meat and white and tender bamboo shoots inside.

In order to retain the original bamboo aroma of the ingredients to the greatest extent, Gu Zheng even refused Luo Xiao's suggestion to provide high-quality spices, and completely used magic to control the taste and aroma of the ingredients to the best.

"Master Gu, you really surprise me time and time again! I often eat bamboo rats. Why is the color of the soup you stew clear instead of milky white?"

Others had already started eating, and there were endless compliments, but Qin Wanxia was still holding the 'fresh bamboo pot' and looking at it, her face full of emotions. She really didn't know why she didn't put any spices in it. A dish with a strong flavor can actually be more appetizing than one with spices.

"The different colors of the soup are caused by the different control of the internal energy on the ingredients. The essence of the bamboo rat meat is released, the color of the soup is milky white, and the taste will be thick. The clear color of the soup makes me bamboo rat meat The essence is completely retained in the meat. After all, Bu Jian Tian and Earth Veins Yongquan are much more precious than bamboo rats, and I want you to taste them even more."

Gu Zheng gave an explanation, but in fact there were some things he still didn't say, such as the fact that he let the mysterious smell soak into the bamboo rat. Talking about such things makes people think deeply. It is understandable to use inner strength alone to control the meat and lock the water, but if you can control the infiltration and blocking of the taste to this degree, it will make people think more. This is Isn't it related to Xianli? After all, it should be impossible to achieve this with pure inner strength.

Qin Wanxia didn't understand the art of cooking to begin with. Gu Zheng's explanation not only made her appreciate the perfection of food, but other than admiration, she could only quickly taste the delicious food.

“It’s soft, waxy, fragrant and smooth, just the right amount of fat and thin, and melts in your mouth. It’s so delicious!”

After taking a bite of bamboo rat meat, Qin Wanxia's eyes lit up. She was originally worried that the aroma of the two plump bamboo rats would be a bit greasy, but now it seemed that she was overthinking it.

"It's really delicious. I have never eaten bamboo rats with such a strong bamboo aroma! No, any meat food with bamboo shoots is not like this dish. I obviously ate meat, but there is still something in my mouth. The fragrance of bamboo is unmistakable, and it’s so refreshing that it makes you feel like you’re in a sea of ​​bamboo.”

Qin Wanxia closed her eyes and recollected the soup. She took a sip of the soup. Her eyes instantly opened and widened. She couldn't wait to pick up a piece of the soup and put it in her mouth.

"I enjoyed it so much. I can't think of any words to describe this bowl of clear soup and the so-called disappearance of the sky!"

Qin Wanxia looked at Gu Zheng with admiration in her eyes. In fact, it's not just her, but also several other people.

Tang Guzheng also drank it, and he didn't feel that the reactions of several people were excessive!

Although the soup is clear, there is still some meaty flavor in it. Although some of the bamboo fragrance from the sky has entered into the bamboo rat meat, the bamboo fragrance itself is extremely rich, and the lost fragrance does not affect its quality at all. .

The medium-quality water source, ordinary-level water, plus the hint of meat, creates a refreshing and fresh aroma that makes people feel like they have been walking in the desert for a long time. The moment they drink it, not only is it satisfying, but the environment they are in is also It's like being transformed into a bamboo sea full of greenery and humid air. There is nothing else in the world except the fragrance of bamboo.

There were six bowls of 'Fresh Bamboo Clay Pot', and the bowls were not too small, but Qin Wanxia still wanted to drink more. It was not just her, the eyes looking at Gu Zheng were full of longing, and she was very likely to make Gu Zheng cook another pot. mean.

Gu Zheng was lazy to begin with, and there was no bamboo rat among the main ingredients, so he left Hidden Sword Peak early on the pretext that his internal energy was severely depleted and he needed to rest. However, due to the repeated requests of Qin Wanxia and others, Gu Zheng still agreed to give them another tooth sacrifice after they came out of Shu Ruins.

The Shu Ruins are about to be opened, and the location to open the Shu Ruins is in the back mountain.

Early in the morning, Gu Zheng and others, led by the senior officials of Emei, headed towards the back mountain.

Gu Zheng kept a low profile along the way. Apart from occasionally talking quietly with his disciples, he rarely looked anywhere else. Every time Shu Ruins opens, Shushan will dispatch two supreme elders. As for the immortal cultivators, Gu Zheng's current attitude is that if possible, it is best not to have direct contact.

There were a total of four places to enter the Shu Ruins, which was far beyond Gu Zheng's initial expectations. He designated the remaining three places as Gu An, Liu Ying and Zhang Tiancheng.

Needless to say, Gu An followed Gu Zheng during his last trip to the Tianshan Mountains, and his current cultivation level is in the middle stage of the third level.

Liu Ying, like Gu An, is one of the more outstanding disciples of their generation in Emei. His cultivation level is also at the middle level of the third level, and he is well-behaved and obedient.

Zhang Tiancheng is in his forties, in the middle of the fourth stage of cultivation, and is a deacon in the sect. In terms of personality, he is very similar to Gu An. He is the kind of person who doesn't talk much but is loyal to the sect and the leader.

Emei has no choice. Each person can only enter the Shu Ruins once. Both Wuyou and Wuyou have gone in. There are four disciples in the late stage of the sect, and there are more than one, but either they have just advanced and are not stable, or they are practicing. With the fork out, there was no choice but to let Zhang Tiancheng come.

As for Liu Ying and Gu An, if they were replaced by other fourth-level disciples, they would be no different from them. It would be better to let them go in first to experience it.

There is only one quota for the Qingcheng Sect, and it falls on a man named Zhao Xin. This man is in his sixties and is in the middle of the fifth level. In the past years, the Qingcheng faction almost always occupied the second place. The reason that there were more places to enter the Shu Ruins also resulted in their strength in the middle and late stages of the fifth level. Almost all of them had entered the Shu Ruins. This time, they could still draw one who had not entered the Shu Ruins. The middle stage of the fifth level of the market is already very difficult.

The person from the Situ family who was able to enter the Shu Ruins was not the crazy young man Situ Cong, but Situ Mingguo, who had witnessed the Hidden Sword Peak incident. His cultivation level was already at the mid-fifth level. As for Situ Cong, he lost a place in the Shu Ruins and even caused a humiliating incident. I heard that he is still in confinement until now.

Ziyun Palace also has four places this time. In addition to the three Lingxue sisters who had witnessed the Hidden Sword Peak incident before, there is also a petite and exquisite woman. The cultivation of the three Lingxue sisters were all at the early stage of the fifth level. As for the petite and exquisite woman, this was the first time Gu Zheng had seen her. Not to mention her cultivation, he didn't even know her name.

The Lingjian Sect has five places, among which the old man leading the team is named Han Yi, and his cultivation level is already at the late fifth level. As for the other three men and one woman, the woman is also at the late fifth level, and the other three men are also at the mid-fifth level.

This was also the case when Emei was strong before. Every time I entered, there were several late-level five levels, but now, there is no way to mention them.

Shushan has a total of fifteen Shuxu places. The name of their leader is Yang Lanbo, and his cultivation level is also at the late fifth level. Among the other fourteen team members, in addition to three at the late fifth level, there were five at the mid-fifth level and four at the early fifth level. Luo Xiao's cultivation level at the early stage of the fourth level was ranked second to last. As for the one ranked first from the bottom, his cultivation level was only at the mid-level of the third level.

Shu Ruins is a special place. Those who enter Shu Ruins are not there to practice, but to collect various cultivation resources on behalf of the sect. Of course, in a unique place like that, everyone who enters has certain benefits. As for other opportunities, it depends on personal luck. Anyway, as long as they can come out of the Ruins of Shu alive, except for those in the late fifth level, basically everyone can advance. The lower the cultivation level, the more obvious it will be.

This is an open space in a dense forest. There are five foot-high stone tablets erected in the open space, with some obscure symbols engraved on them. This is the location where the Ruins of Shu opened.

When everyone rushed here, the time for the opening of the Shu Ruins was almost here. The two supreme elders of Shu Mountain gave a lecture. They said that they were all from the same lineage of Shu Mountain. After entering, they needed to unite and help each other and not compete for resources. Instead, they kill each other and so on.

The time to open the Ruins of Shu has come, and the bodies of the two Supreme Elders suddenly turned into afterimages. They surrounded the five stone tablets, raising their hands to hit the stone tablets with their immortal power from time to time.

There were flying sand and rocks all around, the trees were swaying wildly as if they were about to break, thunder was rolling in the sky, and the five stone tablets were wrapped with electric light, exuding a kind of heart-stopping coercion.

"Open the Shu Ruins!"

The two Supreme Elders roared, their palms facing each other, and the shock wave generated by the collision of their immortal powers knocked all those who were about to enter the Shu Ruins to the ground, including those in the late fifth level.

A dazzling light emitted out of thin air, and a crack appeared in the center of the five stone monuments. It was so black that it could swallow up people's eyes, but the edge of the crack was flashing with dazzling white light, making it difficult for people to close their eyes. Open.

"According to the ranking order, after the Shushan disciples enter, it will be the turn of the Lingjian Sect disciples."

After a Supreme Elder spoke, the Shushan disciples immediately entered the crack one after another under the leadership of Yang Lanbo.

When it was the Emei faction's turn, Gu Zheng took the lead and entered the crack. He felt a tightness all over his body and could not see anything in front of his eyes. However, this special feeling only lasted for two seconds. After his vision was restored, Gu Zheng had already entered the Ruins of Shu.

We are at the edge of the forest, and no one knows how long the forest is. Even if Gu Zheng's eyesight is much stronger than ordinary people, he can't see both sides at a glance.

The forest is almost entirely filled with fir trees, most of which are old fir trees that need several people to embrace. The sects that entered first stayed at the edge of the forest. The disciples in the sect were all very excited. They finally came to this legendary place. place.

There are sun, moon and stars inside, and they are exactly the same as the outside world, but this is an area that cannot be found on the map. This is the Ruins of Shu.

Looking at the forest ahead, Gu Zheng's eyes widened. Just at the edge of the jungle, he found two nests of golden chanterelles, ranked among the four most famous fungi in the world. They were too far away, and Gu Zheng couldn't know the grade of their ingredients, but if he wanted to live in a place without modern pollution like Shuxu in the next life, they should at least be low-grade ingredients.

In just a moment, the Situ family and Qingcheng, who were ranked behind Emei, also entered the Shu Ruins.

"Since everyone is here, let's go our separate ways. I hope you can all remember the instructions given by the Supreme Elder before departure." Yang Lanbo said.

Regarding Yang Lanbo's words, representatives of the five major branches of Shushan all nodded in agreement.

Yang Lanbo didn't say anything more and led the people from Shushan into a path in the forest.

When Luo Xiao entered the forest, she looked back at Gu Zheng, who smiled at her.

"I didn't expect that Master Gu is quite good at flirting with others."

After the Shushan sect's people completely disappeared, Situ Mingguo laughed eccentrically.

"You are young, and you have plenty of strength to work hard!"

Zhao Xin of the Qingcheng Sect was originally a vulgar-looking old man, but now he looks even more vulgar when he smiles.

"What did you say?"

Zhang Tiancheng shouted fiercely, with a ferocious look on his face, as if he would step forward to fight with just one word. Although Gu An and Liu Ying didn't say anything, they immediately clenched their weapons.

"It's just a joke."

"Master Gu, we are taking the first step!"

Situ Mingguo and Zhao Xin each said a word, and without waiting for Gu Zheng to say anything, they stepped into two paths in the forest.

There are a total of six roads in the forest, and these six roads lead to six places respectively. Except for the Shushan sect's road that remains unchanged, which road the five branch sects take is based on their ranking.

Now that everyone had left, Gu Zheng didn't say anything more, but walked directly towards the chanterelles beside the road in Shushan. For other sects, many things they don't want or don't understand are most likely cultivation resources here in Guzheng.

"Chanterelles, inferior ingredients."

The voice of the weapon spirit sounded, just as Gu Zheng expected in advance.

Second-rate ingredients are no longer a rarity in today's ancient world, but the two nests of chanterelles were large in size, weighing about three kilograms. What's more, this is what I have gained just after entering the Shu Ruins. What else can I gain after that? It is really exciting to think about it.

Putting the chanterelles in his backpack, Gu Zheng actually used it as a cover and threw it directly into the primitive space. Ingredients like mushrooms are tender and if they are rubbed back and forth with movement in a backpack, even if the quality is not damaged, the appearance will definitely be damaged. It is better to put them directly into the "super fresher" of the prehistoric space.

"The chanterelles are useful to the leader. How about we split up to find some? There should be a lot of this fungus in the forest."

Liu Ying is a beautiful woman, with fair skin, bright eyes and white teeth, and a nice speaking voice, like an announcer.

"No, just pick some when you encounter them on the road. If you don't search for them specifically, our first priority is to enter the third resource area first."

As Gu Zheng spoke, he took the lead and set foot on the road belonging to Emei.

This road in the forest is very long. According to the two elders Wuyou and Wuyou, it will take three hours to walk out even if there is no delay.

The space was good, but the light was dim. Fortunately, Gu Zheng and his friends were not ordinary people, so their vision was not affected much. Not long after entering the forest, Zhang Tiancheng, who was responsible for clearing the way, found another nest of chanterelles of this quality.

After walking for about half an hour, Zhang Tiancheng sniffed hard with his nose wings, carefully catching the sweetness in the air.

In fact, Gu Zheng knew what Zhang Tiancheng was going to do. He also smelled the fragrance earlier than Zhang Tiancheng. It was just that as the head of a sect, sometimes it was good to let subordinates do some things for him. If the head did everything, the subordinates would not feel their presence, and losing affinity would not be conducive to unity.

"Head, according to the information given by the two elders, the 'small fragrant pear' 50 meters to the left is ripe, and we can go over to pick it." Zhang Tiancheng said.

"Lead the way!" Gu Zheng smiled slightly.

Like a bonsai, the small fragrant pear tree with very strange branches and trunks was in front of him. Among the few leaves on it, there were eight quail egg-sized pears hidden.

Although the pear is small, it looks good, with a golden color and an attractive sweet fragrance.

"Little fragrant pear, a low-grade exotic fruit, eating it can increase your internal strength."

The voice of the weapon spirit sounded, and Gu Zheng was not surprised by this.

The reason why it is said that as long as you enter Shuxu and survive, your cultivation will definitely be promoted after leaving Shuxu is because there are many rare and exotic fruits in Shuxu, and many of these things can directly increase your cultivation.

In the last days, many super sects have reserved places like "Shuxu" to increase cultivation resources, otherwise it will be more difficult to cultivate.

The weapon spirit gave the little fragrant pear an evaluation of low-grade exotic fruit, and there must be middle-grade and high-grade fruits above it. In addition, the two elders also told Gu Zheng that although there is no fairy air in Shuxu, it can produce fruits containing fairy power, and these things must be "fairy fruits of a certain grade" in the mouth of the weapon spirit. As for those ordinary fruits in the outside world, when the weapon spirit evaluates them, they will not say that they are exotic fruits, but only their food grade.

"Master, how do we distribute it?"

Liu Ying picked the small fragrant pear and held it in her hands, looking very excited.

"One for me, three for Zhang the deacon, and two for you and Gu An."

In fact, Gu Zheng didn't have to eat it. The small fragrant pear can enhance the internal strength, and the power in his body is immortal power. Although he can also transform the internal strength into immortal power, the increase of the small fragrant pear is originally small, which is not enough for him to "fill the gaps in his teeth". However, the small fragrant pear is a rare fruit after all, and it is not bad to eat one to satisfy the appetite.

"Master, this is not allowed. You are the pillar of the sect, and your cultivation improvement is the most important!"

Zhang Tiancheng was flattered. Although Gu An and Liu Ying didn't say anything, it was obvious that they meant the same thing.

"Eat it if I tell you to, why are you talking so much nonsense!"

Gu Zheng laughed and scolded, and took a small fragrant pear directly from Liu Ying's hand, rinsed it with water and put it in his mouth.

Sweet and crisp! Although the pear is small, it is also full of juice. The core part of the pear melts in the mouth and turns into a warm current that settles in the dantian area.

"It's delicious. It's different from those fruits outside!"

Gu Zheng smacked his lips and savored it. Seeing his firm attitude, Zhang Tiancheng and others said nothing more and ate the small fragrant pear one after another, showing a satisfied look on their faces.

"Squeak..."

As if a roar came from not far away, a sneer appeared on the corner of Gu Zheng's mouth, and Zhang Tiancheng and others immediately blocked him.

There are many rare birds and beasts in Shuxu, and many of the so-called cultivation resources of humans are their food. The reason why Li Tiancheng smelled it on the way instead of bringing Gu Zheng directly here was to confirm whether the small fragrant pear had been eaten by something.

In almost just a blink of an eye, a monkey with white fur and two pairs of ears appeared in the sight of Gu Zheng and others. However, the four-eared monkey did not rush to Gu Zheng and others immediately, but scratched its ears and cheeks anxiously on a big tree.

"It turned out to be a four-eared white monkey, just a low-level spiritual beast."

Zhang Tiancheng said the monkey's name, and a sneer appeared on the corner of his mouth.

There are many spiritual beasts in Shuxu, and the ancestors also divided their strengths.

The low level is equivalent to the internal strength practitioners of the first and second levels, the medium level is equivalent to the internal strength practitioners of the third and fourth levels, and the high level is equivalent to the practitioners of the fifth level. Above the fifth level, there are immortal-level spiritual beasts. The white cat currently in Emei is actually an immortal-level spiritual beast, but there are very few spiritual beasts outside.

There are immortal-level spiritual beasts in Shuxu. Many years ago, when Shuxu was opened, disciples of several sects had encountered immortal-level spiritual beasts. At that time, among all the sects that entered Shuxu, Emei suffered the most serious damage. Three of the four late-stage fourth-level elders were killed by immortal-level spiritual beasts, and after that ranking event, Emei's ranking dropped by two directly.

"Squeak..."

The more the four-eared white monkey looked at the pear tree without the small fragrant pear, the angrier it became. It rushed towards Zhang Tiancheng, who was in the front, without reason and regardless of life and death, with a metallic luster flashing on its small claws.

"Go to hell!"

Zhang Tiancheng pushed out a palm, and his internal energy directly smashed the four-eared white monkey's head and sent it flying.

Zhang Tiancheng walked forward, swung his sword to cut off the four claws of the four-eared white monkey, and then cut it open and took out a glittering bead from its belly.

All that Zhang Tiancheng did seemed very cruel, but this is the world of cultivators, and it is also a microcosm of the world of immortal cultivators.

The spirit beasts and demon beasts in the outside world have higher wisdom than ordinary wild beasts. When they practice to a certain level, they can open their spiritual wisdom, produce inner elixir, transform into humans, and have boundless magic power.

In Shuxu, there is only one kind of spirit beast, and it is different from the one in the outside world.

The spirit beasts in Shuxu are a little less intelligent than those in the outside world, and not much stronger than ordinary wild beasts, just like this ignorant four-eared white monkey. It is much more difficult for them to open their spiritual wisdom and even become fairy-level spirit beasts than spirit beasts in the outside world. However, this kind of spirit beast also has its advantages. They are born with "spiritual elixir". Their initial strength and even reaching high-level spirit beasts are superior to those in the outside world, and their reproductive capacity is very strong.

The inner elixir is obtained by absorbing the essence of the sun and the moon and practicing continuously, while the spirit elixir is born. Both are beads in the body of spirit beasts, and the inner elixir is much more valuable than the spirit elixir.

But even so, in the Dharma-Ending Age when cultivation resources are scarce, elixir is still an absolute good thing. It can be used to refine many elixirs, including those that can directly enhance internal strength.

The cultivation resources in Shuxu are divided into three categories.

The first resource: exotic fruit resources.

The second resource: spirit beast resources.

The third resource: minerals and herbs.

Exotic fruit resources refer to those fruits that can directly increase cultivation. Each sect has its corresponding exotic fruit resource area in Shuxu.

Spirit beast resources refer to elixir and everything that can be used for "refining" on spirit beasts.

Minerals, like exotic fruits, have resource areas corresponding to sect rankings. The ores in the resource areas can also be used for refining elixirs and various "refinings". Although it is not easy to mine, it is better not to run around looking for them, and the safety factor is higher.

As for herbal resources, they are not traditional ginseng and ganoderma lucidum, but herbs unique to Shuxu. Collecting them has special uses.

Although Gu Zheng has a method of food cultivation, among the three major resources in Shuxu, the only useful spiritual beast resources for him are edible meat of good quality. As for mineral and herbal resources, they are not very useful to him for the time being, and exotic fruit resources will be the option for him to focus on.

Zhang Tiancheng collected the resources contributed by the four-eared white monkey, and the group set out again. Not all spiritual beast meat can be eaten. Although the four-eared white monkey looks cute, its meat tastes both pungent and astringent, and the food grade is really unbearable.

There are three small fragrant pear trees along the way, but it is a pity that two of them have been eaten by spiritual beasts. There is only one left on the only one with fruit. Gu Zheng asked Zhang Tiancheng, who is about to be promoted, to eat it. For this, he also killed a primary spiritual beast "Gulu Pig" and harvested a spiritual pill.

As for the harvest of food, Gu Zheng found more than seven kilograms of fungi along the way, most of which were inferior chanterelles and leaf fragrant mushrooms. There is another half catty of ordinary mushrooms, half a catty of chicken mushrooms picked near a termite nest.

Gu Zheng and others have walked out of the forest. From a distance, there is a large area of ​​sparse red ahead, which is the resource area of ​​the third-ranked branch.

This resource area is a resource of exotic fruits, including more than 100 red fruit trees, more than 50 spiritual peach trees, and more than a dozen blood crystal grape trees, covering an area of ​​more than 50 acres.

The number of fruit trees in the resource area varies with the ranking. But the same thing is that the time when these exotic fruits mature is all on the third day after the opening of Shuxu.

Shuxu is very large, divided into the periphery and the depths. The Shushan predecessors have set up barriers between the periphery and the depths, and spirit beasts can hardly cross them, but people can go to the depths to adventure.

The strength of the spirit beasts in the periphery is basically not high, and because of some spirituality, they instinctively do not destroy the unripe herbs and exotic fruits. After all, these things have a lot of benefits for them to eat, and if they are eaten when they are not ripe, the benefits will be gone.

In such a peculiar environment, every time Shuxu opens, all sects must go through a "battle for the orchard". The capable Shushan Sect will drive away all the spirit beasts waiting in the orchard in a very short time.

As for other sects, they need to compete with spirit beasts for territory every time in order to live in peace and gain more resources. But there are also unlucky sects, such as a long time ago, when Wuyou and Wuchou were just children, the one who entered Shuxu from the Emei Sect was a fifth-level late elder.

But who would have thought that when the Emei elder recaptured the orchard, he angered a high-level spirit beast "Red Earth Fiery Bear". Although he did not lose his life, he was never able to enter the orchard and pick the fruit openly. Later, this incident was used as a joke and was laughed at by other sects for a long time.

"Master, why don't the sects join forces to drive away the spirit beasts in the orchard first? If the power is divided, it will be difficult for other sects except Shushan!" Liu Ying asked.

"The situation of fighting each other is not caused by disunity, but the rules set by the ancestors of Shushan. As for why such rules were set, some people say that the ancestors of Shushan hope that the younger generations will follow the way of nature and not squeeze the spirit beasts too hard, so as to benefit in the long run. Others say that this is a means by which the ancestors of Shushan do not want the branch sects to surpass Shushan. Anyway, there are all kinds of opinions." Gu Zheng smiled.